Meet Our Board

Meet Our Board

You can reach our board at: Communications.apicne@gmail.com

Board positions open every year. Join your colleagues for this rewarding opportunity to direct the future of our organization.  We enjoy planning conferences, promoting the profession, and educating and engaging our members and our communities.  We will train you when you join. If you are interested, complete a Willingness to Serve form.

President 
Nancy Dupont 
President Elect
Jessica Swain
Secretary 
Paul Gentile
Legislative Director
Rose Wiedmer

Program Director

Morgan Kuhnly

Program Director - Elect 

Magdalena Eboso


Communications Director

Karen Miller

Communications Director - Elect

Melissa Ianotti 

Ginny Caples 2

Treasurer Director

Virginia (Ginny) Caples 

Treasurer Director - Elect 

Katharine (Kate) Falotico

Nominating & Awards Director

Erin Patnode 

Nominating & Awards Director - Elect 

Renee Savage

Position

Current

Next open

President/Elect - The board president leads the organization.  This is a 3-year term.  The first year is served in the elect role, onboarding to the President position.  The second two years are in the President role.
You must have served previously on the board to run for the President role. The President guides the chapter in fulfillment of its mission and vision, serving its members and the profession.

Nancy Dupont

UConn Health 

Connecticut 

Elect - Jessica Swain

Dartmouth Health

New Hampshire

2026

Nominating & Awards Director/Elect:

This is a 2-year term with the first year served in the elect position.  The nominating director is responsible for identifying and vetting candidates for elected board positions, and for chapter awards. 

Erin Patnode

Dartmouth Health -Cheshire Medical Center

New Hampshire

Elect - Renee Savage

Independent Contractor/Consultant

Connecticut

2025

Secretary:

This is a 2-year term. The Secretary is responsible for maintaining all chapter records, meeting minutes, and membership records

Paul Gentile

Yale New Haven Hospital 

Connecticut 

2026

Communications Director/Elect:

This is a 3-year term, with the first year served in the elect position. The communications director is responsible for communications to members, maintaining the website and social media accounts, and administering election ballots.

Karen Miller 
Cambridge Health Alliance
Massachusetts 

Elect - Melissa Ianotti 

Division of Emergency Preparedness and Infectious Disease (EPID)

Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH)

2026

Legislative representative:

This is a 3-year term. The chapter legislative rep is knowledgeable about APIC policy positions, and serves as the chapter’s liaison to local and state elected representatives. The CLR communicates with members and officials to move important policies forward.

Rose Wiedmer

UMass Memorial Health 

Health-Alliance Clinton Hospital 

Massachusetts

2025

Treasurer/Elect:

This is a 3-year term, with the first year served is the elect position.  The treasurer is responsible for budgeting, reporting, maintaining, and managing the chapter’s funds. Detail-oriented members, interested in the financial aspects of APIC, should consider running for Treasurer-Elect for the next year,

Virginia (Ginny) Caples 

Cambridge Health Alliance 

Massachusetts

Elect -Katharine Falotico

UConn Health 

Connecticut

2026

Program Director/Elect:

This is a 2-year term, with the first year served in the elect position.  The Program Director is an exciting position in which you are involved in planning and overseeing the biannual conferences. The Director works with the Program Committee to plan all details of the conference, including the agenda and speaker selection.

Morgan Kuhnly 

Dartmouth Hitchcock 

New Hampshire

Elect - Magdalena Eboso

Mercy Medical Center

Massachusetts

2025